Gist A student goes to a concert. They are approached by the musician. The musician gives them something. Main Questions Which student...

Story Day! But first, we recorded new information we learned yesterday onto the class document. They wrote stuff in their notebooks, then...

Yesterday I wrote a post about Day 1 with the Summer Postcard. Today we read the notes that came out of that interview. There were...

Today I projected "Emma's" Summer Postcard (see this post for a brief run-down) onto the overhead. I inherited a document camera this...

I've noticed a strong tendency in myself to explain too much and go too fast. I resist, but it creeps back up. Probably from years of...

"Knowledge of physics is conscious knowledge; the physicist can expound and articulate it and convey it to others. In contrast, the other...

Last November I sat down and called Robert Harrell. I very much value Robert's insights, and hard work trying to answer questions in our...

I just got this email from a parent of a Spanish 1 student. Help!!! He's driving me nuts, talking Spanish to me all weekend! He told me...

Last week on Tea with BVP, a caller inquired whether talking about Brad Pitt's toenails is best practice in a novice world language...

Well, I'm not real sure. Here's my best short answer to that question: L1 bedtime storyasking guides for little kids. (I'm sure someone...